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    Fresh was the UK's first dedicated regional programme set up in the North East in 2005 to tackle the worst rates of smoking related illness and death in England.
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    Smoking is our biggest avoidable killer - more than alcohol, accidents, suicide, illegal drugs and diabetes combined and a massive drain on the NHS and economy. The source of this is the tobacco industry which sells and promotes an addictive product.
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    Fresh works with the regional media to ensure that the benefits of quitting, the harm of smoking, and tobacco issues are kept in the public eye all year round.
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Press Releases

North East smoking rates fall by a third since 2005

North East smoking rates fall by a third since 2005

Tuesday, 02 August 2016
NEW figures out today (2 Aug 2016) show that the North East has seen a fall in adult smoking rates, with levels now down to the lowest on record.
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Smokers urged to try again

Smokers urged to try again

Monday, 18 July 2016
Smokers are being urged not to give up on quitting – as new research shows most North East smokers are making quit attempts and many are cutting down.
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Fresh hails the end of the “packet racket”

Fresh hails the end of the “packet racket”

Friday, 20 May 2016
May 20 2016 CHILDREN will be given one less reason to start smoking as new laws come into force to introduce plain, standardised tobacco packaging.
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Fresh welcomes report into why electronic cigarettes can improve public health

Fresh welcomes report into why electronic cigarettes can improve public health

Thursday, 28 April 2016
28 April 2016 Fresh has welcomed a new report by the Tobacco Advisory Group of the Royal College of Physicians which concludes that electronic cigarettes are a safer alternative to smoking and are beneficial to public health.
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1.3m smoking-related diseases over next two decades

1.3m smoking-related diseases over next two decades

Thursday, 10 March 2016
10 March 2016 Around 1.
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No Smoking Day: Be Proud to be a Quitter

No Smoking Day: Be Proud to be a Quitter

Wednesday, 09 March 2016
BE proud to be a quitter! That’s the message to smokers stopping for No Smoking Day this year (Wed 9 March) and to thousands of people who have quit in the past.
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Over 75,000 people suffering from smoking-related COPD

Over 75,000 people suffering from smoking-related COPD

Tuesday, 29 December 2015
Fresh and Public Health England (PHE) are highlighting the debilitating nature of serious lung diseases for which smoking is the biggest preventable risk factor in time for New Year quit attempts.
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Keep calm and quit smoking

Keep calm and quit smoking

Wednesday, 16 December 2015
In the run up to what can be the most stressful time of the year at Christmas, Fresh is encouraging smokers to quit to help stay calmer – with smoking increasing the risk of anxiety and depression and draining family finances.
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It’s never too late to quit smoking this World COPD Day

It’s never too late to quit smoking this World COPD Day

Wednesday, 18 November 2015
FRESH is calling for smokers to quit this World COPD Day, stressing it's never too late to quit tobacco and improve your health.
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Thousands sign up for Stoptober

Thousands sign up for Stoptober

Friday, 30 October 2015
Public Health England has revealed that over 11,850 smokers across the North East signed up to take part in Stoptober, the country's 28-day mass quitting challenge.
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